4K 240Hz WOLED Monitor with 480Hz Mode! - LG 32GS95UE Review
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00:00 - Intro, Specs, Design
03:58 - Screen Coating, Subpixel Layout and Burn In
08:35 - Response Time Performance
10:19 - Dual Mode Functionality, 1080p at 480Hz
15:35 - Color Performance
18:20 - Brightness, Contrast, Uniformity
19:21 - HDR Performance
21:27 - HDR Configurations
23:21 - HDR Brightness
27:39 - HUB Essentials Checklist
28:44 - Final Thoughts
4K 240Hz WOLED Monitor with 480Hz Mode! - LG 32GS95UE Review
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It's amazing piece of tech but that pricetag.... 1400$ and no burn-in warranty is a joke.
Insane that there is no burn in warranty
This is exactly what I said, it’s almost like LG is so confident that their screens can’t get burning or that they mastered the tech with their pixel shifting mode.
@@RoyalBoyle78imo, that’s not confidence - quite the opposite.
Idk it feels reasonable to me. I previously had two monitors for this need.
It's really not that bad. It's an oled panel, with really high refresh. It is high though. First of its kind also
It would be great to see a side-by-side comparison of both 32" WOLED vs QD-OLED
Yes!
Start the video for this review and the one for QD oled in next tab and put them next to eachother. Follow me for more common sense.
@@bounceeer Thats not the same thing bruh, or maybe you want to spend 15 mins finding the perfect spot with same lighting, same camera angle and same picture and yet still it might not be accurate.
@@freshsaladx And do I really need to mention that watching video on your screen is not the same thing as seeing both monitors side by side in reality and actually freaking testing them for differences? Honestly, bounceeer wins the dumbest comment of the day as far as I'm concerned. So much for "common sense" my dude. 😆
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at the low low price of just one kidney
That's a bargain. I can pick up pig or sheep kidney at the butchers for the price of just two pinky fingers.
It's a deal, it's a steal, it's the sale of the *uc*ing century.
I am using the asus PG32UQX , that's expensive ^^
(3500€ Monitor with HDR 1400 nits )
That's a bargain. I can pick up pig or sheep kidney at the butchers for the price of just two pinky fingers.
It's a deal, it's a steal, it's the sale of the century.
Add an arm in there while you're at it
just easier to say you cannot afford it.
Been waiting for your review of this monitor like a kid on Christmas. Thank you.
No burn-in warranty is a deal-breaker for many. Burn-in was a concern for me but the burn-in warranty from Dell made it an easy decision for me to get the Dell AW3225QF on launch date.
Is burn-in in The Room with Us Right Now?
I think it doesn‘t make such a huge difference, as Burn-In is most likely to occur only after the 3 years anyways, and then you‘re also not covered by the manufacturers that offer a warranty
Plus, at such a high price I plan to keep my monitor for a longer time than only 3 years
It does have 2 year burn in warranty.
No burn in warranty should be a crime. OLED has a concerning flaw that can be incredibly detrimental to a customers experience of that monitor so they need to support the customer by giving burn in warranty of at least 4 years in my opinion
If you want people to pay you a premium price for your product that has a serious user risk to it then you need to show the customer that you have their back and compensate with a warranty
No DP 2.1, no glossy finish, no burn in warranty. With lack of these things it is simply WAY too expensive in my opinion.
*too
especially if you consider that 55" LG OLED TV which also houses way more tech inside than just a PC monitor does is cheaper.
It's a complete joke. LG should stick to making GLOSSY TVs. Their OLED monitors are PATHETIC!
Yeah, I got my 42" C2 for 650€. A matte finish would be a downgrade for me.
Why you need 2.1 if it works as it should?
You said it there right at the end, a "very thorough and in-depth review."
Fantastic f*&#en work Timmy.
Let's goooooo, a proper review not just mindlessly reading off of the spec sheet
I wish I could put all those spec-readers into a single room and throw a few joints and a guitar and just lock the room forever.
Are you calling out optimum tech?
optimum?
SpawnPoint? 😂
@@deivytrajanI thought the optimum review was pretty great, laser focussed on gaming use but still useful
The switch between 4k and 1080p reminds me of CRT monitors. You could trade resolution for refresh rate on those and they overclocked really well.
Yet to match the feel of a 21’ Sony 800x600 240hz playing cs 1.6
@@delatroy Ive al;ways been curious about what thats like!
@@kevin4227 didn’t realise what I had. Sold it after buying it for like €70
Yeah but on crt monitors any resolution in its range looks good. On modern displays with pixels it always looks best in native resolution.
@@kevin4227 flawless. feels like unfair advantage
I've been watching all the videos recently, your final thoughts are the same as mine. I think QD OLED is the way to go, having that glossy screen and higher brightness I feel is much more important than a dual mode.
besides, 240hz oled with basically no response time is clear AF.
i think a mode that just reduces the size of the display while keeping the clarity is more important than dual mode 480hz.
this monitor tries to use 1080p@24 and 1080p@27 and fails to keep the clarity because that's not the correct amount of pixels for the size given in the area.
i think asus PG32UCDM solved this by just running the monitor in weird resolutions like 1620p@240hz@27'' etc. this way there is correct amount of pixels in the given area and it's still clear.
The QD-OLED is worse than WOLED not because it being QD, but because of the anti-glare coating that reduces the blocks quite a lot, making the black - grey.
@@KeepAnOpenMind it's the lack of a polarizing layer in panel technology that causes the reduced black levels in lit conditions rather than coating.
you can fix lit room with a $20 blackout curtain, you can't fix matte graininess though. not to mention qd-oleds have better color.
@@KeepAnOpenMindwhich simply not true. Unless you live in brightly lit studio environment or have ypur monitor directly facing the sun next to a window this is barely the case at all.
if you have that much of an issue with the matte finish, the 480hz mode isn't for you either
that mode is for competitive gamers. and a monitor geared towards those guys always have a matte finish. I have not seen a glossy monitor at a tournament ever. They are willing to sacrifice a bit of PQ for an edge. Think of the 24 and 27in mode that sacrifice A LOT of PQ, there will be sweats that use it. and this monitor, sadly for me, is for them.
get a QD OLED
Finally. Been waiting on this.
Seen contradicting reviews, so interested what Tim's take is (while hoping there's text clarity for white-on-black covered).
I have footage of white on black text clarity but it's not in this review, it'll most likely be in an upcoming video
@@monitorsunboxed Awesome, thanks Tim. I've wondered the difference, heard it's better, but how W vs QD compares.
I'll wait with the most baited breath 😉
Great review!
Will you be doing more in depth HDR comparison between LG's and QD OLED monitors? Specifically HDR TrueBlack 400 mode (referring to TFT Central updated article).
Thanks for the review. This is very informative.
thx for the nice review man!
Brilliant as always! Thanks!
Tim, great review as always! I do have a question: What's your opinion on why the LG isn't doing 480hz for 4K, when it can clearly do it at 1080p? Is it alternating the pixels, or is the controller inside the monitor just not capable of running at that speed for that bandwidth, or...?
Kudos for showing that the bezels are larger IRL than advertised.
I can't believe companies are still pulling that trick ...
Loving the content around these exciting monitors this year. Personally really looking forward to the Gigabyte QD-OLED with high hopes for the new Display Port implementation. If we also get DP 2.1 with the new GPU's later this year I'm going to have some explaining to do to my bank. On that not, Is anyone looking for some non-vital organs, I may have to sell some of mine for all of these upgrades lmao
To clarify, I did mean UHBR 20 specifically, not just the physical port. Some day these companies will decide to set a standard and actually enforce it instead of changing their minds after the fact to them just being guidelines.
very curious to understand why a new GPU with DP2.1 would make you want to upgrade? unless an upgrade is already due, I don't really see how this would improve the experience with the monitor for spending like 1k usd on a new GPU
@@patrikmedia I have a 3080 and 5950x at the moment and my main monitor is 1440p 144hz. When I first heard about the original QD-OLED's I knew I wanted one as my next investment but was waiting until they were 4K. I have Held off upgrading my system as the 40 series wasn't an appealing upgrade value or performance wise, and the only real reason I have to upgrade is due to Tarkov preferring better RAM. Although UHBR 20 won't be a deal breaker, to me it seams worth waiting to hear more about as I will most likely end up upgrading everything at the end of the year. If these monitors hadn't been released this year I would most likely have waited to see if 50 series was worth it and upgraded then anyway
yeeeah imma stay with my LG 32GQ950-B, hoping to see a mini led version like the 27GR95UM
I am in the same boat. So far every OLED 32@4K has some kind of drawback.
Fantastic review. Thank you for your support and time.
Should I wait do you think as if you were me what would you do.. I got a 3080 gpu so the 1080 would be great as im waiting for the 5090 gpu so then I can use the 4k on the monitor.. Should I wait or is this the one I'm not sure what's around the corner and want to but once 😊
Keep safe.
Daz
The design of this monitor is definitely a plus. A normal/serious looking monitor with square base, so you can use even in business environment.
No. No. No no no!
If this was in a business environment, I know the bosses would be expecting 8x the workrate, given it's 8x the refresh rate.
We're all overstretched by profit-gouging as it is and you know they won't pay for the fan to counter the heat generated in our fingers from the friction of typing that fast.
I don't like the stand and the blue accents though
@monitorsunboxed Nice review, but you forgot the speakers completely. Would have been nice to hear how the 2 x 10w speakers(pixel sound) sound like.
Love to see the 34" and 39" wide screens reviewed. Those look amazing for ultrawide users. I wonder if it's worth the upgrade from 144hz ultrawides to 240hz or wait until 360ha ultrawides.
Thank you.
I hope to see a review for LG 27GS95QE-B
- $1400, the most expensive of these models yet
- NO burn-in warranty
- NO DP 2.1
- NO glossy finish
skip.
Maybe next gen folks 💀😊
yeah at this point either MSI or Dell is a no brainer
@@Velast0933 I am interested in the one from Gigabyte coming out soon because it has a glossy finish, DP 2.1 and 3 year burn-in warranty.
Gigabyte's Monitor will be Displayport 2.1 UHBR20 and glossy 🙂 I wait the most for it
@@George-um2vc Gigabyte's Monitor will be Displayport 2.1 UHBR20 and glossy 🙂 I wait the most for it
I thought WOLED would be far superior for brightness, wasn't expecting that small of a difference. I also would have liked to know more about the in-built Pixel Sound screen speakers. Surprised you didn't cover it.
Exactly. Sony OLED TV had CSO crystal sound OLED I believe. From what it sounds like, this is the same tech an a big part of its feature set. Odd to gloss over it like that.
Hehe, GLOSS over it...
Same! I have a bright room and was hoping WOLED would have a meaningful difference over QDOLED.
Great review Tim.
I think I've decided to go with the Gigabyte FO32U2P with full DP2.1 bandwidth assuming everything else is similar to MSI & Asus QD-OLED 32" monitors.
QD-OLED gives true colour because there's no white pixel to boost brightness. It's the same reason I got the Samsung 65S95B. I can control sunlight entering my room with a blind so light isn't an issue & I generally prefer glossy screen because I edit photos.
Gonna have to sell my LG monitor though. These monitors are all USD1300+
Very good review!!!
That 480hz blur clarity is so nice. Going to wait for 4k 360 or 480.
You think the ps6 would be out by then?
Im going to wait until after the summer when most of the oled monitors are released. Competition will be strong so I expect pricing to be better.
I love you guys' detailed reviews. My only issue is I wish that you guys would test the input lag at 60, 120, and the max refresh rate like you do for your refresh rate testing and not just at the max refresh rates only.
They've shown in other videos how changing refresh rates in OLED-type panels doesn't change input lag (at least when compared to LCD alternatives).
I was going to wait for the 27" 1440P 480HZ variant, but ended up trying the Asus 540HZ TN and truthfully had a difficult time discerning in a game between 360HZ, 480HZ and 540HZ. I hated the way the TN looked so I returned it and ended up buying the Alienware 360HZ OLED and honestly, I couldn't be happier and at $1000 CAD I thought it was a great deal.
Alrighty defs getting the pg32ucdm now!
I just got the KTC 32-inch Mini-LED, it absolutely blows away my 27GR95QE.
@@JD-dm1uj Mini-led*
@@JD-dm1uj Surely it's mini-LED?
@@Batman-bh6vw lol, yep
Glossy WOLED would be the holy grail of monitors, true deep blacks in all conditions AND rich non-grainy image. Unfortunately there aint one yet.
i was hoping this lg monitor would have been glossy... oh well
It wouldn't be all conditions, that's why they use the coating.
Dough (formerly eve) is making one but then you have to roll the dice with that company
@@ChrispyNut*in all conditions that matter for professionals/prosumers, that have taken proper measures to ensure the monitor is the proper environment
@@Citizenflaba So, like the old Fords. You can have any colour you like, so long as it's black!?
Glossy's only really useable in a dark environment, as I just proved having to close the curtains to watch the glossy telly, cos otherwise I could only see my reflection in dark scenes.
With all these OLED Gaming monitors releasing and especially this one not featuring a burn-in warranty, the 27GR95UM looks like a great contender for people using their display for a mix of gaming/work. Sadly there are hardly any updated reviews with the new firmware and it is still not available in Europe. Rtings has it on their todo-list though, any chance we get a video here as well? Cheers
Im digging the matte finish because my office is small and a window is behind me, but I want to see whst ASUS does with same panel later this year.
Gawdaammmm you guys are killing it on reviews of these new panels, and you can really see you’re enjoying reviewing this stuff. It’s a great year for the 32” 4K user, long overdue…. So interesting to see both techs now offer decent enough text clarity to make it a non-issue, leaving only burn-in as a sorrow for the 5yr+ owner. In this case lack of USBC and KVM makes it already pretty obsolete today compared to the competition , and as a longer term buyer an absolute no-no.
Great review Tim, you’re just the best and this coverage just confirms it 👌 💪
This is a dream monitor
Do you film these videos all in one record or do you have to constantly swap batteries?
Great review! I enjoy both competitive and single player games so this monitor is very intriguing to me. Definitely would use the 480 Hz mode for OW and Valorant. My one question though is glossy versus matte; is it really that big of a difference or are people over exaggerating?
Finally a review
For $1,400 I'd expect a few more features, such as a KVM switch, USB-C, Dolby Vision, a burn in warranty, ect. Seems like a premium pricetage for a premium panel, but without the premium features to go with it.
It has burn in warranty, they just didn't promote it. Dolby Vision would be a nice feature - although most games only support HDR10. It would be nice for movie watching though.
Here it is!!!
Crazy how in his mid apl real scene brightness test the 27gr95qe is the second brightness oled he has tested. I find the brightness fine personally in real world use (so long as vignetting is disabled via the surface remote) and that test bears it out to a degree.
Now, I'll have to wait for you to review the new 1440p models with higher refresh rates coming later this year. Then I can make up my mind on which one to get!
The Alienware 1440p 360hz QDO
LED monitor is pretty much unbeatable.
@@raheem8155480 models are coming...
@@raheem8155 we shall see later this year
yep waiting for the 1440p 480hzs to come out
At this point you need to review the 27GS95QE-B 1440P OLED
Rtings review is up of the 27GS95QE.
I'm buying that one. They fixed it, and every review I've seen says it's great.
It’s brighter - that’s it. Still a MATTE 240hz OLED. Why not get a glossy 360hz for the same price aka the Alienware
@@rickystafford7433 Yep. Love my AW2725DF!
Thanks for the comprehensive review. That's a lot of work you've done.
At 3:27 you say, "If you want to use Nvidia features that are incompatible with DSC..." What are those features? Does it affect DP as well as HDMI? Limiting yourself to 120 Hz on a 240 Hz monitor seems problematic.
At this price point it's a pity that the dual mode functionality cannot be controlled from the desktop, possibly via an app and USB cable.
I was curious about that too, HDMI 2.1 can do more than 120hz@4k without DSC, so is this an arbitrary limitation by LG?
@@rucko7415 There is no limitation from LG. HDR 4k/120Hz without DSC is 40 Gbps. HDMI 2.1 only supports 48 Gbps. This is 100% on Nvidia, just google "Nvidia DSC" and you'll see. AMD has none of these issues.
Thank you for another great video, could you please make a guide for calibrating OLED displays using Calibrite Display Plus HL Colorimeter(if you have one)
Man, I just want the same thing in 27 inches and with a high-end IPS screen... I mean, I gotta work too...
LG is planning for both 32" IPS Black 4k 240hz/480hz and 144hz/288hz dual-mode screens to enter mass production at the end of the year, so expect Asus, LG, etc. to release corresponding monitors around this time next year.
These new multi high refresh models been something I have wondered why did not exist before, like 240hz is more than enough for 4k, but having th 1080p at 480Hz, and why not have a 360Hz mode 1440p or whatever the Panel is able to do. It do come at a Premium price tag, but if they work well, I would personly be willing to pay it for having the choice at a even higher refresh rate at the lower resolutions
I assume they went with 1080p because at least with full screen coverage it is a clean 4x integer scale with 2160p
@@KoolAidManOG Ya sound logic. the 1440p resolution is a bit odd unless compared with 720p, wonder if there is gonna be a 2880p in between the 4k and 8k res.
What the other guy said is the reason. 4K and 1080p scale much better than 4K and 1440p. Still it would have been nice to see it anyway
@@emiel255the integer scaling is only accurate at full screen mode, since they're offering 24" and 27" window sizes as well you can toss any accurate scaling out the window. Might as well be 1440p.
@@phrozenliquidz sorry I don’t quite understand what you are talking about in relation to my previous comment😅. I want to understand you though.
Are you saying that they definitely could have made it a 4K/240hz and 1440p/480hz?
the thumbnail picture is oscar worthy! nice! :)
I was certainly looking forward to this review. Certainly a pass from my based on price and warranty. I had wanted the 1080p mode for retro games
Nice first impressions video, looking forward for the full review!
Thanks!
For me the specifics of the WOLED is preferred. I wanted Matte 4K 32in and its already on my desk.
Any suggestions for color settings? Like what modes are best or if they should be tweaked? Also saw LG had modes you could calibrate which is interesting...
$1400.00 > I'm looking for a high end monitor for my new gaming PC, so this is still a strong possibility. > No burn in warranty > LG just got taken out of the running.
I bought the Alienware aw3225qf. They were first to market and the only manufacturer that has had a solid track record with their burn in warranty. They also send you a replacement first before you ship the burned in one back. That's huge imo
It has a burn in warranty and an option to extend it
Why does everyone keep saying this?
Please do the gigabyte 32 OLED
The next "Best Gaming Monitors" video will be super interesting.
I love the dual mode, this idea could end up giving os a screen with very little drawbacks.
@Monitors Unboxed: What Monitor would you recommend for a homeoffice at day, HDR 4k >=120Hz gaming monitor at night? Recently only new OLED Monitors seem to appear, what would be suboptimal for working.
5:49 Maybe I'm crazy, but i definitely prefer the look of the WOLED on the left. MUCH less colour fringing (zero?) and also looks higher resolution with much less aliasing. 🤷♂️
lowkey think the AW32 QD-OLED might be better.
Low-key think de Alienware would drive me insane with the bad purple haze when you've got any ambient light at all.
yep, a downer
with this, semiglossy may had would been better
@@Jeroennemanit not any. You pretty much have to shine strong ambient light directly at the screen.
@@5ean5ean22nah, I have the 27" AW and the purple haze already appears when having room lights on at a near 90 degree angle, they are not direct nor strong, and yet I see the raised blacks. you really need a very dimm room to get pure black on QD-OLED.
@@Jeroennemanthat only happens if it gets direct light on it from the front.
If you are gaming in a very bright room with light that hits the monitor directly and no light control, then you should avoid it.
If you have good light control
In your room it’s a non issue though, and I suspect most people who pays this much for a monitor and a pc that can drive it. Has curtains.
Hi, great review. Could you do this "light/panel/coating test" like in 6:34 with a side-by-side comparison between QDOLED and WOLED?
I know that the WOLEDs (because of the mat finish) behave better in the not-light-controlled room, and the QDOLEDs turn out a little bit pink, but I don't know how big is the difference
This is a quality review - my understanding is it has 2 year burn in warranty? When will we get the true fave off between the MSI, ASUS, Alienware vs LG?
This review dif not male me regret getting the 321urx
I understand that this channel mainly focuses on the display aspects of the monitor, but it would have been nice to have a section where the capabilities of the speakers were demonstrated. I may have missed it though, so I apologize if it was covered.
What would you really need audio for on this price of device?
@@mryellow6918 What do you mean? The pixel sound speakers are a key feature that LG has been marketing for this monitor and I feel like it should have been covered in this review.
Any plans to review the new mini LED monitors like the LG 27GR95UM? Would love to see how they hold up compared to OLEDs in a more mixed usage setting since mini LED doesn't have the burn in risk
i thought this monitor will only arrive in 2nd half this year. cant wait to buy one
Finally a playable oled with a real pixel distance accurate ufo and sync. Now meta 2.0 and mla+ for double brightnees and i finally buy and dump my crt. Review is excellent. Can the 540hz benq do sync with dyac? Last question i have for the Monitor market as a only fast FPS gamer.
In the UK this is going to be atleast £400-£500 more than the AW 32" QD-OLED, ok yes the AW has a mild curve, but still, id rather save the money and put thats towards another piece of hardware or an update to my peripherals.... I watched a video of an LG shill from the UK (happily taking the LG Ad ££) and he's recommending this monitor to bloody console gamers, which is utterly ridiculous!
No official Burn in warranty, and a gimmick 1080p 420hz mode does not make this an "End Game" monitor, which is what a lot of tech "influencers" are hailing it as, I'd take both the AW and MSI QD-OLED offerings over this.
LOL, multi mode res-refresh rate combinations such as the 1080p @ 480Hz in this case is fantastic stuff. Wait until you actually experience it in games that match the framerate to the max refresh, you'll be impressed.
@edfort5704 the eye can't see more than 240hz anyway
@@MrSterorThis argument has been rinsed, "the eye can't see more than 60hz" "the eye can't more than 144hz"
@Damnation-fs2hf I was making exactly that joke - "the eye can't see more than X fps anyway"
@@MrSteror Shitty joke that just passes for a lie on the internet, since sarcasm does not translate well in text.
Taken as a simple statement, it is in fact a lie.
The human eye can see clear benefits even at many thousands of Hz and fps.
Just wanted to clear that out for the record.
dont know if this will be read but just out of curiosity- and i dont know if its been mentioned before, but what speed do you set the UFOs to in blurbusters' test? 960pps is the default (atleast for me) but I vaguely remember 1920pps being mentioned somewhere
@Monitors Unboxed Do we have access to the 27 and 24-in modes went at 4k?
>No DP 2.1 UBHR 20
>No Glossy (gorilla glass armor) finish
>No (5 year) burn-in warranty
>No 1000nit brightness without significant drawbacks to color and accuracy
>No Dolby Vision or G-Sync Ultimate
>1400 USD asking price btw
Nah, i'll skip this one. It looks good aesthetically, but this is an obvious no-go for anyone with a brain. Great review as usual, i appriciate all of the data provided!
Which OLED monitor has those?
No burn-in warranty - no buy. End of story.
Matte, imagine paying so much money for an oled MATTE screen in 2024. No way
It does have burn in warranty
Not all of us can place our monitor away from a window. @@PedroS-ig1wr
Watching this review from my Alienware AW3225QF payed 1100€ is insane, and it's practically flawless. I've preferred it from a W-OLED display for it's better uniformity and colors. QD-OLED it's the way to go now!
Yup sadly woled isn't competitive enough and in the tv space the g4 looking like the best option has horrific pricing no one should even think of buying. Idk wtf lg is thinking
Can the EOTF tracking and colour accuracy be adjusted with a firmware update? Or is it just as shipped?
Thank you for the nice review. The only benefit of this model vs. current Q/W Oleds are 480hz refresh rate at 1080p on a 32 inch monitor. To me, this just isn't enough
1. Size 32inch way to big for esports regardless of putting it way back.
2. 480 hz benefit is really nice at 1080p as seen in the UFO image however only available at 32 inch
3. You can’t get the 480hz benefit (as Ali at Optimuum shows in his review) in cropped modes (27 or 24 inch) at 1080 to make the picture smaller on panel. This in my opinion is the key issue with this panel. I also wonder what happens to input lag in cropped modes. Would be great to get your input on this.
4. Most people moved to 1440p vs 1080p so going back-at least for me personally- is not an option
So I am not sure this differentiation at this price level is any value to anyone who is looking for a high refresh rate esport functionality.
You're going to have to elaborate on point 3, what do you mean you can't get 480hz in cropped mode? It clearly shows it in the video...
@@phrozenliquidz “480hz benefit” as ufo images are significantly worse despite 480 hz refresh rate at cropped modes, check out the optimuum tests
@@phrozenliquidzi said “480hz benefit” as cropped versions don’t have same UFO image clarity as 32 inch. Check out optimuum images. This means cropped modes don’t fully benefit from 480hz if they don’t provide same clear image as native
That mat finish killed this for me.. oh well
matte is a selling point to me. Can't stand glossy monitors. When there's any light in the room at all the parallax difference gives me a headache, and every now and then it shows me my ugly reflection and reminds me I exist while I try to engage in video game escapism.
@blackomegax dont make laugh. I have had monitors with matte coating and all of them look shitty in sunlight.
You have to turn them up way too bright to the point that eye fatigue gonna be rapid.
Playing on oled monitor whitout curtains on is beyond retarded and you waste money that way.
Buy ips monitor cause you wont get quality in sunlight.
Put light behind the display not in front of it.
@@XiaOmegaX Different strokes for different folks, I love my glossy C2. Couldn't they include a screen cover to solve this problem?
@@XiaOmegaX I guess it depends on if you can control the lighting in your room or not. But I want to know why LG OLED TV's seem to have such a superior glossy coating compared to any monitor I've sen yet?
Of the LG, MSI and Asus 32" flat panel oled/woled monitors which one would you go for? Would love to see a show down between these three.
Considering the improved text clarity, improved color brightness range, and burn-in warranties of QD-OLEDs over WOLEDs, it's clear that QD-OLEDs are the better choices at the same prices.
I buy Oled for it’s AMAZING picture quality. With this matte coating, you add grain and have less punchy colors. Glossy is the way to go, that’s a fact!
I had both at home and I am surprised that glossy reflections are less distracting than matte!
The only thing I don’t like is the purple tint of the room is bright, but It is still ok. I can make the room darker and have the perfect picture.
There is always a compromise….
You can’t state an opinion then call it a fact.
The tradeoffs are even. Purple blacks or slight grain. 😊
@@DuggsTube glossy WOLEDs dont have purple blacks.
@@CLOCKHOUS3 I know. QD does
@@CLOCKHOUS3good luck finding a glossy WOLED thats not a tv.
@@5ean5ean22 thats why I have a LG C2 42" rn :)
Great thumbnail - can tell you put a lot of time into it
Lmao
Can you please in the future add some flavor text that actually highlights the benefits of miniLED in your HDR section? There are lots of bright daylight scenes where OLEDs just don't get bright enough to actually make those scenes dynamic - you basically get a bright SDR presentation instead. Your new medium and high APL tests are proof of that
I’m thinking of upgrading from my lg 55bx in the future for my ps5 and portrait rotation is an absolute must. What other monitors offer that?
Unbelievable that LG thinks they can peddle this for 1400$...they would have trouble competing at 1000$ price point with this product...
It's the only monitor sofar that can do cinematic games in 4k 240hz and also is near the best you can get in terms of motion clarity for comp games. With the added benefit of keeping this during vrr.
It's a halo product for those that want the best of both worlds, will be exciting to see when this becomes more affordable.
How can you even begin to suggest the subpixel layout being worse than QD-OLED for text clarity when your side by side infographic clearly shows a comical amount of pink/green bleeding around all text on the QD side and the WOLED side shows a comparable amount of blur at the edge of characters to QD (also something easily corrected in Cleartype which chromatic aberation can't). At least state your clear bias before you say something literally no human would ever agree with. You are informing a low information audience and you should be careful not to flat out lie to them.
Imo, we need a glossy woled motor so we can test these with the same coating
So I've had this monitor for about 2 weeks now, and I'm a bit conflicted with it. I upgraded from a 27" Acer Predator XB273K and currently have these 2 monitors sitting side by side.
The biggest pro for this monitor is its higher refresh rate compared to the 120mhz Predator, which can be overclocked to 144mhz but doing so requires 2 DP cables, and it's very finicky to setup. That's kinda where the pros for this monitor stop at though.
The Acer, being LED, has a much more crisp text display, whereas the LG is a bit more blurry. When comparing videos, the Acer's color's are a bit more dull, but the image is more defined when it comes to details. Again, the LG looks a bit blurry, but is a bit brighter in colors; not by much though.
When gaming, I will say the LG has the edge here for image clarity. It just seems like this monitor was built for just gaming, nothing else. That's where it seems to excel at. Use for anything else seems redundant, with cheaper alternatives out there. It will work, but staring at it for hours on end on workstation duties will probably begin to strain the eyes.
I guess my biggest gripe is the price for what you get when I compared it to my Acer. I feel like I didn't really step up, as I got my Acer for $600 compared to this $1400 ouchy. They need to knock off a least $300 to make it more attractive, and even then I would say it's still $100 over.
It's a good monitor, and for me, I rate it 8/10. If you are coming from 1080p or even 1440p you'll see a DRASTIC increase, but when you sidegrade, you'll probably feel like me; a bit disappointed.
As aways, thanks Tim!
I would love to see a 1440p version of dual resolution instead of 1080p.
Not sure if anyone else has the same feeling, but I can no longer tolerate listening to the same OLED vs LCD explanation for the 100th time in the HDR performance section. It’s high time you just have a separate video on the subject that you spend 10 seconds explaining exists and then linking it.
Otherwise exceptional and nearly perfect review as always. You are the best and I really mean that.
Fast forward, my dude.
I got used with my c2 42 inch, might consider upgrading it next year if c5 will have 240hz
There are not getting that much better right now, but the price seems to keep going up, my grandpa bought a 65 inch oled TV for 2k
Never buy a monitor with a fan even when reviewers state he doesn't hear it, or nearly doesn't. than you know its bad
Why does that make it bad?
@@mryellow6918if your not wearing headphones it’s annoying
Literally almost every high end monitor has a fan. Good luck lol
@@ThisIsExile91 the asus 32 inch 4k qd-oled doesnt next :D
Fans do give out over time which would be my main concern , not a deal breaker but if there is a similar version without one then I'd pick that
Highest price with no burn in warranty? Very interesting take LG. By the end of Summer this monitor will be under $800. LG always over price their monitors and then realize no one is buying them and has massive price cuts towards the end of the year.
My experience with working in an extremely bright room, having both a glossy and a matte monitor, is that room brightness can never be efficiently counter-acted except by use of a hood, especially if light comes from the sides. So all in all, a QD-OLED would be a better choice for me still. Only problem: The ASUS monitor I want is barely available in my region.
When sales on this are horrible and it's similarly priced to qdoled monitors I might think about buying one in a few months.
Text clarity is a deal breaker for me. I tried the new 32" QD-OLED and the text was just not sharp enough when comparing to a 4k IPS panel. The text simply looked blurry and I'm dissapointed that this WOLED does not improve on QD-OLED :(
They will never beat rgb layout text. Woled is because of the white pixel. Qd oled is because the triangle rgb layout.
I went from TN to oled and text only bothered me for a couple days.
@@Apollo-Computers I guess you're not a desiner that needs to work with pixel perfect designs :)
@@RB-us6tf so you design text that is pixel perfect?
Text is not blurry. All reviewers (I have MSI 32 qd oled) say that text is tack sharp so maybe your vision is blurry?
@@MrM-dl5zm I put MSI 32 QD OLED side by side with my LG 27" 4K IPS. On QD-OLED the text is blurry if comparing to IPS. On IPS it is perfectly sharp.
That price just misses the mark.
My C2 will do just fine till my 4090 gives out....
My c1 will also do till my 4080 dies
Sure like having 42 inches is not a monstrosity in the desk
Comparing tvs to monitor 😂
@@hsp8933 because it's not the same tech or other companies don't make bigger monitors too...
@hsp8933 it's a tv that just so happens to be brilliant for gaming. I also have a 1440p monitor for normal tasks or gaming if I like
@@hsp8933I mean that's subjective, I have seen better looking setups using a 42 than 32. Just a bigger desk.
For monitor gamma, you should target the BT1886 EOTF as it takes into account black levels of the panel in the equation. sRGB isn't that good for OLEDs because of the fact it has pure blacks and it leads to washed out shadows. If you take 2 monitors with different black levels and calibrate them to BT1886, a grayscale gradient will look the same on both monitors.
Matte Finish…oh LG… they never learn… have been using the Asus and i LOVE the glossy finish everyday i turn it on…
The dual 400hz feature sounds cool tho!
I was really interested in this unit, during pre orders I actually had it in my cart but I just couldn’t do it. That DISGUSTING matte coating is just a deal breaker for me.